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Pitbull XVI PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 31 losses; Rio Rolla! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 14 losses; Hendrix Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Cabrera decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rolla (0) vs (2) Cabrera
Rolla's coaches at LéCrucible have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Cabrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolla keeps working.
Rolla is looking for a sweep. Cabrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rolla is trying to control but Cabrera passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (0) vs (5) Cabrera
Cabrera trying to control the position but Rolla is working away.
Rolla is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolla is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rolla is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cabrera off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Rolla (4) vs (5) Cabrera
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolla looking to hold on to the position here but Cabrera rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Rolla preventing the sweep.
Rolla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabrera is keeping the position for now.
Cabrera is trying to control the position but Rolla postures up.
Cabrera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cabrera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rolla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabrera is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla preventing the sweep.
Rolla wants to pass the guard but Cabrera is keeping the position.
Rolla trying to control but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Rolla looking to pass the guard.
Cabrera is trying to keep Rolla in close.
Rolla wants to control from the top but Cabrera keeps moving.
Rolla stopping the sweep attempt from Cabrera.
Rolla wants to pass the guard but Cabrera is keeping the position.
Our spies down at at HELLCADEMY inform us that Cabrera has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rolla trying to control but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Rolla wants to pass the guard but Cabrera is keeping the position.
Rolla trying to move into half guard but instead Cabrera has managed to sweep!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (4) vs (7) Cabrera
Cabrera passes Rolla's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rolla wants to sweep but Cabrera has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (4) vs (10) Cabrera
Rolla tries to improve position but can't.
Rolla wants to control but Cabrera postures up.
Rolla is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cabrera's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is looking to improve his position.
Rolla is refusing to be controlled, as Cabrera sits in half guard.
Rolla preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rolla is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard but Cabrera has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (4) vs (13) Cabrera
Rolla is looking for a sweep.
Rolla wants to control but Cabrera postures up.
Rolla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rolla manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rolla regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rolla has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cabrera has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (4) vs (16) Cabrera
Rolla is trying to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rolla manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cabrera's best efforts.
Rolla is looking to control Cabrera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rolla avoid being mounted?
Rolla is looking for a sweep. Cabrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cabrera content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rolla wants to improve his position but Cabrera is controlling well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rolla regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rolla throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cabrera escapes and throws Rolla's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (4) vs (19) Cabrera
Rolla tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cabrera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rolla is letting Cabrera control him for a moment.
Rolla tries to buck Cabrera off but Cabrera is having none of it.
Cabrera is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rolla is looking for a sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to take a break and control but Rolla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rolla tries to bench press Cabrera off him but Cabrera keeps the position.
Rolla regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cabrera's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera controlling the action here.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard.
Cabrera performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cabrera prevents Rolla from improving his position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera content to control rather than advance.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard.
Rolla is looking to get back to full guard here but Cabrera has managed to pass to side control instead.
Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (4) vs (22) Cabrera
Cabrera in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rolla is trying to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rolla manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cabrera's best efforts.
Rolla is looking to improve his position.
Cabrera passes into side control, despite Rolla's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Rolla (4) vs (25) Cabrera
Rolla is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cabrera off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Rolla (8) vs (25) Cabrera
Rolla has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Rolla gets his hands free as Cabrera looks to control.
Rolla controlling well, preventing Cabrera from escaping the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is looking to control Cabrera but Cabrera is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Rolla wants to control but Cabrera manages to buck him off and is now in Rolla's guard! Nice work there by Cabrera!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rolla (8) vs (27) Cabrera
Rolla is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cabrera wins on points by 27 to 8.
Hendrix Cabrera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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